northwest midgets

 From the archive.

 

1942, Lou Sherman

 Racing was rapidly coming to a hiatus during the summer of 1942 due to the war. Here's a photo of Lou Sherman from the June 28, 1942 Tacoma News Tribune.

some old midget photos circa 1947

From negatives that were rediscovered in the pile of things needing rediscovery. Allen Heath and Louie Sherman at Aurora (Seattle), circa 1947.

two more old midget racers from the northwest

Louie Sherman and Allen Heath.

Louie with an outboard powered midget (I love his helmet design -- thumbing his nose) and Allen Heath circa 1940 at Seattle's Playland.